Author: Lesley

On 8th March it was International Women’s Day and the theme this year is Better the balance, better the world. The aim is to promote a more gender-balanced world – in the boardroom, in government, in the media, for employees, in relation to pay and wealth, in sports and more. There’s even a ‘pose’ for…

Professional translators get very dismissive about automatic translators – mainly because the free online tools are not known for laser sharp accuracy. However, that doesn’t mean that Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tools aren’t used in our business. However, the way they’re used is different. The translators that work on our clients’ projects all have access…

Although we work globally and the nature of our work is international, we’re part of the local communities where we’re based. That means that we like to work with local charities and support our community. Recently, as part of TTC wetranslate (our sister company) we supported Chelmsford City Mencap at their Christmas Market. It was…

It will be Chinese New Year on 5th February 2019 – and you can be forgiven for thinking this festival was in January as it’s what can be described as a ‘movable feast’. Chinese New Year (or The Spring Festival) is based on a lunar calendar (13 months based on the phases of the moon). …

When you say ‘translation’ most people assume you’re talking about taking one language and turning it into another so natives of another country can understand the message. However, sometimes translation happens within a single language – to help certain people communicate more effectively. It was World Braille Day on 4th January. This was Louis Braille’s…

For much of the western world Christmas is a big deal. Even for people who aren’t particularly religious, it’s an opportunity to get together with families, share gifts and chill out. The typical British festive greeting at this time of year is Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, but it’s not the only festivity…

If you’re expanding your market overseas there are plenty of things that need to be included in the plan. As a translation company you know we’re going to suggest that your marketing material is in the languages of the countries you’re targeting – and, of course, your website can be localised – but that’s not what…

Our sister company TTC wetranslate is launching the 6th Translation Challenge at the University of Essex on 16th January 2019. This gives language students the opportunity to work on a real-life translation challenge and get a taste of what life as a translator is like. To make this possible our sister company TTC wetranslate need…

This is a cautionary tale that we hope will give you food for thought when you get an offer that is ‘too good to refuse’. James was looking to expand his business into overseas markets and when he was researching the best place to start, came across an exhibition that was being held in Germany…

If you’re not familiar with brand name checking, effectively it’s doing due diligence on a new brand, product or company name to ensure it works in other languages. If you launch a new brand and choose a name that doesn’t work in a market you go into later, then it’s an expensive exercise to rebrand…

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